Project: City Stories Book Cover Illustration and Design
Client: Ateneo Press
The book is a collection of short stories by award-winning author Angelo R. Lacuesta. This collection brings back into print some of his favorite stories on cities written over the course of several years.
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Studies
Since the stories were all very different, I developed studies that picked imagery from certain stories that I felt communicated the diverse voices found in the book.
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The cover featuring the chosen study.
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The actual artwork for the cover was rendered in acrylic on paper.